Consider Homeschooling?
Use this year at home with your child as time to explore, enrich, and excel.
Are you worried about your child getting all of their education online? With our courses, you can successfully teach history and science that's not only fun, active, and hands-on but also academically challenging. Written by experts and easy to implement, our courses provide an unparalleled education that goes above and beyond worksheets and one-off lessons. You won’t find a more thorough approach anywhere.
You may be asking these Big Questions:
WHAT will I teach and HOW will I teach it?
HOW do I find the right curriculum?
HOW LONG does it take to teach each subject?
We have a plan for you!
What will I teach and how do I teach it?
For most students, science, history, language arts, and math will cover everything they need to learn for the year. There are several approaches you can take to incorporate all those subjects into your school day. Whether you are recreating a traditional school environment or striking out in a different direction, you are making choices based on a particular educational philosophy and goals for your child. Click here to learn more about the different approaches you can take.
Add in some other fun ways to expand these subjects and you can open up a wide range of learning opportunities.
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Look for a curriculum that's fun and engaging with hands-on activities.
Using different modes of learning keeps things interesting.
Learning with your child can be a rewarding adventure.
How do I find the right curriculum?
Homeschooling can be a fun adventure with the right courses in place. If you're looking to engage your child with hands-on learning, you can trust that our science and history curriculum can help you plan for success for both you and your child. You'll get a suggested schedule for each week's lessons, a list of supplies and books you'll need to complete the course, plus suggestions for expanding the courses if your child wants to dive deeper into a topic. While this article pertains to science, you can apply the same principles to any curriculum.
Flexible and Designed For Different Learning Styles
We've designed our curriculum to help you teach your child using multiple modes of learning: hands-on activities, reading and subject-specific vocabulary, projects, and research to help your child see the big picture and hone their critical thinking skills. There's something for every type of learner. You get to choose where to spend most of your time.
A Complete Educational Experience
Our courses fill a full year of science and history in context. No hopping around from historical period to another. No one-off science concepts. Each course builds on itself to offer a complete educational experience.
We've designed our curriculum to help you teach your child using multiple modes of learning.
Learning together!
How long does it take to teach each subject?
This varies by grade and by your child's interest in a subject. You can spend as little as 20 minutes on each subject for younger children and up to an hour for high school students. For instance, if you have a child who really loves history, you may find that they want more time to further their knowledge of a particular event, historical figure, or overall time period. Or if your student loves science, you can incorporate the discipline they're learning with a larger project like the ones found here.
Our Publications
Learn science by doing science
Read, explore, absorb, and learn with REAL Science Odyssey, a homeschool science curriculum that’s written by experts, organized for you, and engaging for your child.You don't need a science background to teach REAL Science Odyssey. You’ll get a complete supply list, a suggested weekly schedule, answer keys, and easy-to-follow instructions for completing labs activities.
Take your child on a journey through history
History Odyssey study guides feature the best resources available, organized into a yearlong study plan. Each study guide is full of engaging activities, including craft projects, art projects, cooking, and coloring. We even offer suggestions for age-appropriate reading books to give your child a unique view of history.
Capture your child's imagination
With the right approach, an elementary history curriculum can be a rich, engaging, and immersive experience for young children. Our History Quest: Early Times book and study guide work together to offer one of the most comprehensive history curricula you’ll find for elementary-age children. With captivating stories and engaging activities, we help you bring the story of humankind to life.
What Our Customers Are Saying
"For the educator, the book is laid out in step-by-step lesson format, NOT just read and answer the questions. Lots of hands-on activities and internet research to do."
"I liked how American History Odyssey started with the indigenous people and focused fairly throughout the book on all racial groups who inhabited the United States and not mainly on the European Settlers."
"It’s fun, interesting, and hands-on, with lots of cool labs using mostly things from around the house. We love Pandia science!"
"My son loves how hands-on the lessons are... I love that the labs are easy to set up but not super messy or time consuming. We both appreciate that the lessons are short yet contain real science learning."
Homeschool Advice From Homeschoolers
Getting Started With Homeschool Science
When you choose to homeschool your children, being able to focus on content subjects like science can be a huge draw. You envision your children exploring and enjoying a whole world of knowledge beyond just the 3 R’s. But getting to science on a regular basis can be challenging, especially when you’re just starting to homeschool or you’re homeschooling young children. You know that a homeschool science curriculum will help you structure your study and help you stay committed, but just choosing where to start can be overwhelming!
So here are four easy steps that you can follow to incorporate science into your weekly homeschool routine, even if you’re just starting out.
Create A Makerspace For History And Language Arts In Your Homeschool
When you think about makerspaces, do you consider their usefulness for learning history and language arts? Like most people, you probably associate makerspaces with STEM education. Make no mistake, makerspaces are an excellent way to extend learning in STEM subjects. Makerspace ideas come with many study backgrounds in mind, and these spaces provide an excellent setting to boost understanding and enthusiasm for history and a great way to launch some captivating language arts experiences. Tapping into those experiences might not seem as natural to you, though, so let’s take a look at how the makerspace experience can be tweaked to inspire our kids in those subjects as well.
Engaging Outdoor Activities For Studying Ancient History
Outdoor activities for studying ancient history are a great way to engage students. Even while reading about prehistoric times in the dead of a New England winter, my daughter wants to take it outside. As a former ancient history student, I want to see my child authentically experience similar activities that deepen her understanding. I have adapted the following outdoor activities to recreate challenges that a person during that time period may have faced.
About Us
For 20 years, over 500,000 homeschooling parents have trusted Pandia Press to offer high-quality, academically rigorous materials to prepare their children for college and beyond.
Our products are used worldwide by home educators, co-ops, charter schools, and private schools. We are also a very busy family with five highly-active children, one lazy cat, one sweet puppy, as well as saltwater fish, cows, and chickens (quantity ever-changing). Mike is the “IT guy” and fulfillment manager. Kate serves as the publisher and curricula coordinator. But the heart of Pandia Press lies with its amazing history and science writers. Kate is honored to work with several talented authors who are not only qualified, but are also committed to home education and to writing comprehensive and engaging courses.
